Area Code 3832 – Recreo, Catamarca
The phone area code for Recreo, Catamarca is 3832 (international format +543832). Browse local exchange codes (NXX) and carrier assignments below.
📞 Exchange Codes (NXX) for Area Code 3832
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📍 Geographic Location of Recreo, Catamarca
Overview
The +54 3832 area code is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the city of Recreo, located in the province of Catamarca, Argentina. This code is part of the national numbering plan administered by the Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones (ENACOM) under ITU-T E.164 guidelines. Recreo is a key agricultural and commercial hub in the eastern part of Catamarca, near the border with Santiago del Estero. The area code serves the urban center and surrounding rural localities, including nearby towns such as La Guardia and Esquiú.
Dialing Formats
For callers within Argentina, the national trunk prefix is '0', followed by the area code and the subscriber number. The local subscriber number for Recreo typically has 6 digits, making the complete national dialing sequence 0 3832 XXX XXX. For example, to call a landline in Recreo from Buenos Aires, you would dial 0 3832 456 789.
For international callers, the Argentine country code is +54. The international format requires dropping the trunk prefix '0' and dialing the country code, area code, and subscriber number. Thus, the same number would be dialed as +54 3832 456 789 from any country outside Argentina.
Geographic Coverage and Administration
Recreo is the head town of the La Paz Department in Catamarca Province. The area code 3832 is exclusively geographic, meaning it is tied to the PSTN infrastructure of that specific region. Calls to this code are routed through traditional copper, fiber, and wireless local loop networks. As with most fixed-line services in Argentina, numbers under this code are assigned to residential and business subscribers, and they are not portable to other geographic areas.
Caller Instructions
Local callers within the same area code may sometimes omit the area code if their service provider supports 7-digit local dialing, but it is recommended to always use the full national format to avoid confusion, especially with the proliferation of VoIP services. International callers must ensure they use the plus sign (+) or the appropriate international access prefix (e.g., 011 from the US, 00 from most European countries) before the country code.
When calling from a mobile phone in Argentina, the same national format applies, but note that mobile numbers have their own non-geographic prefixes (e.g., 11, 15, etc.) and are not affected by this area code.